Monthly Archives: August 2012

State Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, announced on Friday that she was one of 39 legislators picked to attended the 2012 Western Legislative Academy — a program designed to train newer lawmakers for their elected positions. The academy is put on by the Council of State Governments’ western U.S. division, and it takes place in […]

The News Tribune in Tacoma recently wrote a story based on emails between state lawmakers, political parties and the state’s redistricting commission, which was tasked with redrawing voter district lines based on population changes in the 2010 Census. In it, the Tribune published a couple of interesting emails from state Rep. Tim Probst, D-Vancouver, and […]

The Fairgate Inn in Camas saw a break from its normal clientele of brides, grooms and business people when U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his wife recently decided to stay there for a few nights. Also in tow were Reid’s five body guards, who “stuck close to the Reids night and day,” according […]

It didn’t take long for the Columbia River Crossing to come up during Wednesday night’s gubernatorial debate — the first in recent memory to be held in Southwest Washington. The two major contenders for Washington’s top office, Republican Rob McKenna and Democrat Jay Inslee, tackled the controversial project right off the bat. But both candidates […]

A story published today in The Columbian touched on what gubernatorial candidates Jay Inslee and Rob McKenna said during Wednesday night’s debate at Washington State University Vancouver. But, if you want to read their entire answers to the Columbia River Crossing question, I’ve included a transcript of those answers below. If you missed the debate, […]

A story published today in The Columbian touched on what gubernatorial candidates Jay Inslee and Rob McKenna said during Wednesday night’s debate at Washington State University Vancouver. But, if you want to read their entire answers to the Columbia River Crossing question, I’ve included a transcript of those answers below. If you missed the debate, […]

It’s Politics 101: if you’re running for public office and you believe deep down that you’ll lose your race, don’t admit it, especially to the press. But that’s exactly what Democrat Ralph Schmidt did on Thursday afternoon during a meeting with The Columbian’s editorial board. The board met with Schmidt and Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La […]

A study released by the Pew Research Center today shows that the middle class is shrinking, and middle class voters primarily blame Congress for their eroding numbers. In 1971, about 61 percent of adults were in the middle-income tier. Thirty years later, that was down to 51 percent, according to the Pew. Middle income is […]

A Battle Ground same-sex couple with 8-year-old twins has won a video contest by Washington United for Marriage on “Why Marriage Matters” to same-sex couples, according to a new release today. WUM is campaigning for “yes” votes on Referendum 74 to uphold the state Legislature’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage. Opponents of same-sex marriage, represented […]

One week after getting eliminated in the state auditor race, state Sen. Craig Pridemore, D-Vancouver, said he wasn’t sure yet what his future will hold. The senator’s term is up at the end of this year. Rather than run for re-election, he decided to file to run for state auditor, but he lost in the […]